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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
Manchester Musings.

The passenger train gang went to
Abilene Saturday on engine No. 347 to
spend Sunday in the beautiful City of
the Plains.
d. Wetherby reports having secured
several more names to the petition to
the Presbytery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Blevins and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr.. John
Blevins. They returned to Abilene
this morning.
Rev. Clark preached to the people of
Manchester and vicinity yesterday.
He returned to Abilene on this morn
ing's passenger.
Mr.. Alex Buchan and wife went to
Abilene this morning.
Rev. Clark had big audience in
front of FlOra's hotel.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
Dedicated.

Perhaps the largest religious gather
ing ever assembled in this city, or
vicinity, was witnessed last Sunday,
the occasion being the dedication of
the Dunkards' splendid new church.
located in the southeast part of town.
Rev. John Humberger, of Abilene,
preached the dedicatory sermon, fol-
lowed by Elders M. 7. Baer, of McPher-
son, and Christie Hope, of this place.
The sermons were plain, practical and
very impressive, and the large audi
ence, unmindful of their uncomferta-
bly, crowded condition, listened with
the profoudest interest from the be-
ginning to the close.-Herington 1ri
buns
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
From Mondays daily.l


Silk and sorghum are the latest Kan
sas booms.
Another fine residence on Buckeye
This time it is Mr.. Harger's.
The Grand Lodge of Kansas /. 0. 0.
f. will meet next week at Wichita.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bearce have moved in
the new Third street residence they pur-
chased of DR.. Herbst.
There will be a special car on the
train next Thursday for the ladies OF
Abilene and Junction City who are go
ing to Manhattan j. G. Union.
Invitations are out for five O'Clock
tea given by Mrs. J. White and Mrs.
E. F. Parent, at the residence of Mrs.
Parent, Thursday evening, October 9th,
1887.
Mr.. Dan'l Callahan, of Omaha, and
Miss Jennie Sheridan, of Abilene, were
married at 10 O'Clock a. m. Saturday,
by Rev. DR.. KcKeean. The REFLEC-
TOR extends congratulations.
Mrs. Maria Elliot died at the residence
of J. S. ChrOnister, in Buckeye town.
ship, yesterday, at $50 o'clock, aged
rs years. Funeral today at 2:30,p. M,
at Livingstone cemetery. Rev. Porch
will oficiate.
The young friends of Harry Morse
gave that young gentleman a sur
surprised last Friday evening. The
evening was a very enjoyable one and
a sumptuous repast was served at
eleven O'Clock.
l.. F. Miller, who has been employed
by Miller s. Thomas in this city long
time, will 90 to Topeka to keep books
for Mr.. Thomas of that city. Mr.. j.
B. Heck, whose place Mr.. Miller will
fill, will keep books for the sash factory
connected with Mr.. Thomas extensive
establishment.
Miss Petree, of this city, was thrown
from a horse yesterday, which resulted
in the dislocation of her shoulder. Drs.
lakewood and Steelsmith administered
to tho wants of the injured lady, and
set the dislocated member, and the
patient is as comfortable as could be
expected under the circumstances.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
New Scheme.

AREFLECToR representative catched
on to a new scheme this morning by
means of letter head. 1t read as
follows: "Branch Office of the Abilene
Consolidated Town and Land Company,
capital s1,OO0,O 900, Akron, Ohio. j..
d. Norton, president, ]. G. Roger, sec
rotary. All communications should be
addressed to j. II. Brady, general man.
ager, Akron, Ohio" Comments are
unnecessary.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

LEVIED before night it would be neces-
sary to perform surgical operation.
Mr.. Campbell's brother, J. II. Camp
bell, of the Santa Fe surveying corps,
is assisting in caring for the sick man.
The Campbell brothers home is at
Richmond, Wis. Mr.. Campbell's
father and mother have not been noti-
fed of their sons serious sickness as
they are both in poor health. The
brothers are worthy, upright men who
are held in high esteem by all who
know them. The REFLECTOR trusts
that the young man may soon recover
and be restored to health.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

had been only II hours on the roao.
The Santa Fe gets there.
Pat K. Berry. in company with three
other gentlemen, came in from Abilene
last night. They pulled for Vine
Creek as soon as George Harvey could
hitch up team.
Mr.. Pisle came in on last nights
train to spend today in North Dick
inSon.
George Huffman, the Dickinson
cour = ''hog fiend," stopped over night
witt lpt. John Blevins. They will
to- purchase car load of hogs.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
From Tuesday S daily.l

The MALTA company enjoyed "a
drill'' last evening, much to the graft
fication of the spectators.
W. L. Cooley has been giving his
house a fall coat-of cream colored
paint, with garnet trimmings.
There is lull in Police Court bust
ness today. There was only sixteen
cases before the court last week.
The board of county commissioners
are in session today, auditing bills and
transacting the general business OF
their quarterly session.
A large gang of Rock Island graders
passed through the city today for Sol
ONION, where they will commence
throwing dirt on the Salina extension
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
Accident.

AS Mr.. Thomas Byrne, wife and
grandchild were returning home from
church yesterday afternoon, their horse
became frightened at piece of paper
on North Buckeye and turning quickly
threw Mr.. Dyne out and wheel passed
over his back, injuring his spine. He
was picked up in an unconscious coIdi-
ton, and will feel the effects of his in
juries several days. Fortunately the
ladies escaped injury.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
Real Estate Transfers.

The Carlton Town Co to w G Meals,
lots in Carlton, so
Henry Nagel and wife to Henry
Brucke, so A in Jefferson twp, $4,000
J r Townsend and wife to Nesley
Myers, lots in Cheever twp, $50.
Manchester Town Co to Harrison
Flora, lots in Manchester, nominal.
East Abilene Town Co to F M Frost,
lots in Abilene, $500
L p Rwy Co to II Williams, 100 A
in Wpeatland twp, $7S2.S5
The Carlton Town Co to r G TOnkin,
lot in Carlton, $3.50.
A B Miller and wife to L r Holmes,
Ill A Grant twp, $4,000
j f Bonebrake and wife to w T
Hanaghan, lots in Highland add, $500
NJ ID Harrington and wife to w II
Monroe, lots in Heringtan, $3.50.
Thomas Kirby and wife to Berry,
lots in Kirby's add, 800.
J j Berry and wife to w + Hama
CHAN, lots in Abilene, 81 400.
CM and Z w Grant and wives to
Samuel Grove, lot in Abilene, 81 900.
Thomas Kirby and wife to l. NJ Finch
lots in Kirby's add. 5000.
John Reed and wife to Hodge, Fry,
Bessey & Roger, $50 acres in Grant
township, $4,000.
J J Berry and wife to w + flanagan,
lot in Highland add, nominal.
c. r POntius and wife to James
Strachan, lots in Solomon, 81 400.
A S Kimball and wife to John Nc
Connolly, 100 acres in Noble twp,
1000.
Wisely Swayze and wife to o E
Thurston, lot in Hope, 800.
Hiram McCurdy to F 4 Bidwell,
Huldah S Meyer, lot in Abilene, $3.50.
L l. Thornton and wife to M P Jolley
land, $500.
w F flanagan and wife to Mary j
Wiley, lots in Abilene, So, S99.
j f Brown to G w Brown, land in
Cheever twp, $500.
Cyrus Williams and wife to Simon
Fedrow, lots in Abilene, 5000.
Leroy st. Armand and wife to o E
McElfresh, lot in Herington, $500.
Edmond Keller and wife to w F
Beidler, $50 acres in Newbern twp.
$4,000.
VIM T Beidler to Edmond Keller,
lots in Abilene $4,000.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
Dangerously Ill.

Mr.. w. j. Campbell, a young man 20
years of age who has been acting in the
capacity Of bookkeeper for Hampton,
the Santa Fe railroad contractor, was
taken seriously i'll last Friday morning,
at the Merchants Hotel, with OBJ
struction of the bowels, and severe
cramps. This morning Drs. Garcelon,
Felty and Ross held consultation and
decided that if the sufferer was not 70
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
WHAT THE NOW RAPIDLY GROWING
MANCHESTER WANTS.

A bank with $4,000 capital.
Twenty-Five good tenement houses,
all of which will be rented as soon as
completed.
More business men, who will be as
willing as the ones here now, to put
prices ON goods that will induce the
farmers to drive five miles out of their
way to come here to do their trading.
A first-class drug store and there is
a splendid opening.
Less remarks made by the misin-
formed about Manchester not having
any good water, because there is plenty
and the quality cannot be excelled this
side of Sand Springs.
Her wants are only exceeded by the
excellent opportunities to any who will
locate here, and her railroad advanta-
geS.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
Base Ball Notes.

The Western League closed the
season with the respective clubs stand
ing as follows:
WESTERN LEAGUE
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
For Sale, Cheap.

One two horse power stationary
steam engine. Will be sold very cheap.
Apply to this Office. d&w-tf
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

Before buying your horse blankets
and lap robes call and see my large
stock and low prices. Jos. Spangler,
opposite Knapp & Bolster's new barn.
dl2S-6t-W7-4t
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

A few weeks ago a report came
from Virginia that bloody fiux was
epidemic in Amherst, Roanoke, Bed
ford and Botetourt counties. The
same day it was received, Chamber
lain & Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, sent
bottle of Chamberlain'S Collie,
Cholera, and Diarrh9a Remedy to
each of the 40 post-officeS in the four
counties with the request that it be
given to some family afflicted with
the disease. Since then they have
received several letters from there.
the following is copy of one of them:
Chestnut, Amerhest Co., Va, Aug. Z,
'S7. Messrs. Chamberlain s. Co., ]
received the bottle of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy
sent me and it has been used with the
greatest success. Ishall still endeavol
| to let such valuable remedy as your.
be known. Two children died will
bloody fiux, almost in this immediat,
vicinity, not long since, and had you
remedy been known then, it would
probably have saved their lives. Mess
VIM. Strothes & Son, wholesale drug
gists. at Lynchburg, are selling
great deal of your remedy. Pleas
accept thanks for the bottle sent me
and rest assured that I will use i
whenever needed. / am yours yer
truly and gratefully, P. E. LAVENDER
p. NJ. Sold by BARNES 81 NORTH
CRAFT.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

The largest assortment of buggy and
team harness at Spangler's harness
shop on Spruce st. 12S-6t-7-4t
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

WANTED-1,O 600 live birds for shoot
ing tournament Oct. 18th and 10Th.
Deliver birds Oct. 10 to Bonebrake &
Rice. 133-d1w-&w1
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

Col. D. r. Anthony quit the Leaven-
worth Times Sunday, transferring it
to stock company of New England
men. The paper will shortly pass into
the direct control of Mr.. L. a. Smith
in its editorial and of Mr.. Edward n.
Dingley in its business departments.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

The militia shoot will take place the
third Tuesday in each month during
the coming year.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06
A Good Thing for the Farmers.

Our enterprising merchants, Finley
& Brewer, No. sos, Broadway, have
made arrangements to handle all the
butter and eggs they can secure through
the fall and winter months, and our
farmer friends need not fear the usual
glut which generally occurs in the
butter market later on. They want at
least 1000 pounds of choice butter
every week, and will make the price so
that it will justify every good butter
maker to take it to them.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-06

You will save 25 per cent by buying
your blankets and robes at Spangler's.
d12S-6t-W7-4t.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06
A Splendid Fata MOrCana,

In Vidovec, Hungarian village near
Waraslin, the belief of an approaching
war has seized hold of the entire popula
ton. A splendid fata morgana was oh
served during three successive days on
the wide plains around the village. Enor-
nous divisions of infantry with scarlet
caps could be distinctly seen moving in
the plains and performing exercises to
the words of command of a colossal chief,
whose sword was seen flashing i'll the air.
The phenomenon lasted several hours,
and finally the soldiers disappeared in
midair. The people stood awestruck in
great crowds, and observed every move
ment of the phantom soldiers with breath
less attention. Two gendarmes after
ward went in the direction of the scene
of action to see if any traces could be
found, but of course in vain. The phe-
nomenon is believed to have been a re-
Election of some infantry divisions man
euvering at some miles distance. Boston
transcript.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06

Is England losing her grip? There was
a time when that nation had way of
gobbling up all the trade of barbarous
peoples. English commerce and English
shopkeepers penetrated to the uttermost
corners of the globe. and fattened on the
possessions of the unsophisticated barbar-
ians on whom they descended. But
within few years other nations have
been reaching out for share of the
spoils. Even such monumental coun-
tries as France and Italy have been at
tackled by the colonial fever, and Ger
many in particular has entered the field
as a serious rival. And the Germans go
into the contest with all the fervor of new
converts, and with even more than Eng
lish phlegm and stubbornness. 1t is Saxon
against Anglo-Saxon, with the odds in
favor of the parent stock. All through
the east, in Mexico and in other new
markets German traders and German
goods are pushing their way into favor at
the expense of the English.
And now comes a startled cry from
Stanley that the Teutons are carrying all
before them in the Congo region, driving
out the English, who do not even make
a stout stand or retreat in good order. If
this continues we may have to change
our theories about English becoming the
universal language, owing to the spread
of its trade, and substitute the German
tongue as the world voice of the future
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06

The two principal centers of oyster cul-
ture in France are at Arcachon and
Auray. The bay of Arcachon has since
1854 held foremost place in oyster
breeding. Ii 1857 there were 20 parts,
or district oyter beds; in 1865 the num-
Der had increased to 297, with an output
of over 100000 oysters. AT the pres
ent time the title bay, which has total
area of 37,D0 acres, has oyster beds
covering an rea of $1,000 acres, which
provide annually about 800, 900, 900 oys-
tiers for consumption. With regard to
the oyster bes at Array, on the coast Of
Brittany, thee, though not so important
as those of kcachon, have still a consid-
cradle outpu, and, from being exhaus-
tive and unpoductive when their rehab-
ilitation wasfirst undertaken, have be-
come full t overflowing.-New York
Tribune.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06

Everything has an atmosphere as much
as the world has. Human beings are
surrounded in this way by spiritual
appreciate part of themselves. not en-
tlrely organized. These atmosphere
impinge on each other. The strong over
shadow the weak and devour them. An
infant is always in danger To allow
them to he promiscuously fondled and
kissed is a crime. The finer the or
ganism the more sensitive; the grosser
the organism the less sensitive. a
swarm of bees gets ragingly irritated at
the approach of one man; it is soothed
and willing to be handled by another.
A sensitive plant is simply plant that
canrot endure the approach of your
hands. The irritability of people is often
the result of the encroachments of other
people atmosphere.-M. Maurice, NJ. D.,
in Globe Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06

A study of steamship nomenclature
disclose some rather interesting facts
The Guion line boats favor the names of
territories, and hence we have the Alaska
and the Arizona. The names of the
Cunard liners all end in ia''-for ex-
ample. the Serva and the Etruria. The
Oregon was built, with the Alaska and
Arizona to be leased to the Guion line,
but she was acquired by the Cunard line,
and broke the spell SO far as both name
and record were concerned. The White
Star boats include the Republic, the Bri-
fannie and the Celtic-all the names ter
minating with ic." The Anchor line
favors the la terminal and most OF
the steamship companies follow a hard
and fast rule in selecting names for their
boats, any exception being accounted fol
by the purchase of a particular vesse
from another line. Globe Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06

In 1749. and again in 1905, the bay
we the scene of q naval vic.yry Of the
English over the French. But the name
Corlinna ln.rks an enga"omcnt-ono Of
the most celebrated in British mil;.ary
annals-in which one fell whose name
suggests the ideal soldier. There on that
low, gray line. which marks the water
batteries. not more than gun shot dis
tant, the brave Sir John Moore met his
death. The action in which Moore
fell was the final one III I at disastrous
peninsula campaign. Retreating toward
the sea, he had been holy pursued by
Soult but by superhuman efforts he had
preserved the remnant of his army. At
tempting to embark at Cortlnna, Moore
was attacked with great force by the van
of Soult's column, which had rapidly
closed on him. But against British steel
in the hands of men rendered desperate
by their position it was impossible for
the exhausted pursuers to make any
Roadway, much less drive Moore into the
sea. French voltigeurs and light in
fantry were hurled back over those hills
and the sturdy Soult could but content
himself by bringing his artillery into ac-
llOIl, anu HUH llllS NltN was wei
nigh destroyed.
In one of the last movements of the
embarkation. when the success of the OPP
Grafton was evident, Moore was struck
by the fragment of shell while standing
near the water edge, and expired almost
Immediately. His death to every soldier
cannot but be an envable one. His body
was hastily inferred on the ramparts; but
on the CAPTURE of the c t three days later
Soult had the remains inferred in the
citadel, with honors of war. a monu-
ment, erected in the Jardin de San Carlos
| by the British government, commence
rates his bravery and intrepidity. The
! Spaniards reverence the name as if il
were one of their own generals, and keer
the walks and shrubbery in excellent con
dition. The scenery from the Jardin
looking up the bay, has peculiar rugged
ness, which reminds one of spots in oul
own Sierras in California. Cor
San Francisco Chronicle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06
Women with Had Figures.

Mrs. Jenness Miller, who is trying to
reform woman's dress, is very handsome
and perfect specimen of the healthful-
ness of the system she advocates. In con-
versation with a reporter the other day
she told some curious facts about the
physical deformitv of her sex, caused by
the corset and other methods that the
Nineteenth century calls fashion. She
said:
81 was in Turkish bathroom not long
ago and noticed the physical appearance
of some forty or fifty fashionable women
young, middle aged and old. Out of
that number l did not see a perfect
shaped figure. Those who were young
doubtless inherited their physical de-
ficiencies, and were assisting to further
mar their unnatural proportions by wear
ing corsets. Men do not dream that such
malformation exists among the women,
but picture them from the Elusive idea
conveyed by seeing them dressed in the ex-
IRENE of fashion. Some of these women
had small waists, others had cramped,
pinche1 feet, and the majority were
suffering from the torturing practice of
tight lacing. None of them moved
around with free and easy tread and
buovant elasticity. They were slow and
sluggish in their movements and evil
IDENTIFY averse to any kind of exertion be-
You'd the mere necessity of walking. |
was surprised. for l thought that some
women were SO strong and robust that
naturally they would escape the curse of
fashions DEGREES. Reclining on a couch
after the bath heard young lady next
to me eXclaim in conversation to third
lady that she would not marry Mr.. So
and-so because he was not robust. Then
in the next sentence she said she suffered
| from asthma and was somewhat subject
to hysteria. l turned over and gazed at
| the woman who didn't want to marry a
man because he was not apparently
strong. She was pale, thin and delicate
! looking the very woman a man would
not care to select for wife, unless he
wanted to start hospital at home. -
New York Mail and Express.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06
TOOthache SuperstitiOns.

there is "A superstition that if you put on
your right stocking, right shoe and right
trouser leg before the left you will never
have toothache. To drink out of skull
taken from graveyard, to take a tooth
from such skull and wear it round the
neck, to apply the tooth to your own
living but aching tooth, to put double
nut into your pocket, to pare your finger
nails and toe nails, and wrap the parings
in paper-all are charms against the
toothache. In other parts of England
there is custom of calling the lothache
the Glove pain. for which the sufferer
is not entitled to any commisseration
Whether he or she fully consents to this
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-06

One would think from the effect which
Turkish baths are generally supposed to
have that they would be taken chiefly by
stout men, but it is a remarkable fact
that the greatest number of bathers are
anything but obese and that some of
them are even cadaverously lean. The
use of the baths has become very gen.
eral in the past few years, and they are
now regarded as necessity rather than
a luxury by large class of people. Most
of the patrons are men in perfect health,
though some few are treated for specific
ailments. The shampooers know a rheu-
matte man as soon as they lay their
hands on him, and find themselves I'M
usually fatigued after rubbing him, while
the effect of working on one who has a
great deal of electricity in him is to re-
fresh them, even after they have done a
hard days work.-Globe-D Democrat.